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Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (Sinhala: චන්ද්රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග; Tamil: சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 June 1945), commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ...
Jun 25, 2024 · Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born June 29, 1945, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]) is a member of a prominent Sri Lankan political family, who was the first woman to serve as the country’s president (1994–2005). Chandrika Bandaranaike was the daughter of two former prime ministers.
“A live interview with Sri Lanka’s former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on the crisis facing her country and, in particular, on her detailed proposals for changing the...
May 18, 2018 · In 1994, Sri Lankan voters elected Chandrika Kumaratunga (born 1945) as their first female president, partly with the hope that this daughter of two political veterans might be able to end an interminable and bloody ethnic conflict in the Tamil–dominated northern part of the country.
Former Executive President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was born on June 29, 1945, into a family with a long history of public service. Her father, Solomon Bandaranaike, an Oxford educated barrister was elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1956.
Aug 8, 2017 · Chandrika and her government strove to re-establish democracy and respect for human rights through curbing government corruption, protecting minority rights, speaking out against extremism, and seeking a diplomatic solution to the country’s prolonged ethnic conflict.
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was born on June 29, 1945, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike , who both served as prime ministers of Sri Lanka. Chandrika received an excellent education, mostly in France, and is fluent in Sinhala, English and French.
Sep 13, 2020 · Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. @CBKsrilanka. Former President of Sri Lanka (1994 -2005) Chairperson of South Asia Policy & Research Institute and few of other organisations. Sri Lanka presidentcbk.com Joined September 2020. 57 Following. 13K Followers. Replies. Media. Likes. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Retweeted. Tanja Gonggrijp.
Oct 9, 2000 · Chandrika Kumaratunga came to power as president of Sri Lanka in 1994. Her family credentials for the job were impeccable. Both her parents were prime ministers of Sri Lanka:...
Aug 26, 2005 · When Chandrika Kumaratunga came to power as president of Sri Lanka for the first time in 1994, her family credentials for the job were impeccable. Both her parents had been prime...
